A technician sealing the sheeting over a pallet stack inside a warehouse

Fumigation in Jabal Al Noor Makkah

Fumigation in Jabal Al Noor faces a singular seasonal challenge: the district sits on an elevated slope and is old, apartment blocks crowd together, and visitor and pilgrim flow through the area runs almost year round. Insects arrive in luggage and clothing. Fumigation must happen quickly between visitor waves, and protection afterwards must continue throughout the year.

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Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Jabal Al Noor

Hotels and furnished flats near the mountain maintain very high occupancy rates with variable housekeeping standards, and insects arrive with every new influx of visitors. The method is set out in full on how we approach Fumigation.

The first reason

Visitors and pilgrims bring insects with each seasonal wave

Jabal Al Noor draws thousands of visitors daily through the year. Insects travel in luggage, clothing and shoes. Hotels and furnished flats cannot stay pest free long under this visitor load.

The second reason

Mountain elevation and relative coolness alter insect life cycles

At the mountain height, temperatures run slightly cooler than the Makkah plain. Insects develop marginally more slowly, and fumigation must account for this temperature shift when calculating dosage.

The third reason

Narrow winding streets round the mountain limit access

Lanes round Jabal Al Noor are tight and winding, and buildings press directly together. Reaching storerooms is difficult, and heavy equipment may not enter the district easily.

Jabal Al Noor on the map

Jabal Al Noor sits about 3.5 km from Al Maabdah and about 3.5 km from Rai Adhakhir.

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Before treatment

What decides whether fumigation is the right method

Jabal Al Noor rises north east of the Grand Mosque, drawing visitors and pilgrims year round. Homes and apartment blocks surround the mountain foot along King Faisal Road and around Souq Al Arab at high density.

Grain and feed

Grain and foods in hotels may be stored in damp basement rooms. Fumigation reaches them easily.

Cartons and packaging

Empty cartons and boxes in hotel storerooms provide shelters for cockroaches and nocturnal pests.

Pallets and timber

Timber and pallets in hotel stores may be damp from steam and mountain humidity.

The closed doors of a shipping container

Containers and consignments

Containers and packages in hotel restaurants and stores may be open, and gas reaches every corner.

A metal ventilation grille in a warehouse wall

Where the gas escapes

Main entry points for gas in hotels are ventilation grilles, cracks round doors and windows, and shared piping.

An industrial extraction fan set into a wall

Aeration afterwards

Post fumigation aeration requires opening every window and door and ensuring fresh air reaches every floor and corner.

How we work

1
Survey and sampling

We identify the pest and its stage, go through the stock, the racking and the corners, measure the volume, and establish whether the place can be sealed as it stands or a sheeted enclosure has to be built over the stacks.
2
Sealing and preparation

Sheeting sealed to the floor around the stacks or the room closed up, vents, drains and door edges shut, the area emptied of people and warning signage placed before anything is introduced.
3
Gas introduction and monitored exposure

The dose is calculated from the volume, the commodity and its temperature, and readings through the period confirm the concentration is still there at the end of the exposure and not only at the start.
4
Aeration, clearance and the record

Forced ventilation, then repeated readings until the space is handed back, and a report covering what was found, how the enclosure was built, the exposure period, the readings and what needs correcting at goods inwards.

What fumigation includes

A recorded survey

Pest and stage, samples from the commodity, and the volume of the space, before fumigation is decided on at all.
Sealing the enclosure

Vents, floor drains, door edges and cable runs, which is where the gas goes if nobody closes them.
Dosing and monitored exposure

Dose set by volume, commodity and temperature, with readings tracking the concentration to the end of the exposure.
Aeration and clearance readings

Extraction and forced ventilation, then repeated readings, and the space is not opened to staff until a reading allows it.
Monitoring points afterwards

Pheromone traps and check points on the goods inwards route, because fumigation leaves nothing behind to protect what arrives next.
The report and a follow-up visit

A written record of the work and its readings, and a date to re-check the stock and deal with anything new.

What is different about Al Maabdah Sub-Municipality

Al Maabdah sub municipality climbs from Al Abtah and Al Jumayzah beside the Al Mualla cemetery up through Al Khansa and Rai Adhakhir to Al Adl, Jabal Al Nour, Wadi Jaleel and Qurtubah on the outer ring roads. It mixes hotels and pilgrim housing near the Grand Mosque with old popular houses on hillside passes, new housing schemes on valley floors that carry flash floods after rain, and industrial plots, workshops and warehouses along Al Hajj Street in Qurtubah. Street widening and expropriation leave partly demolished frontages in Al Khansa.

Questions about this district

Can we fumigate a hotel while visitors are still staying there?

No, the hotel must be completely evacuated before fumigation starts. If it is a pest entry point, fumigation before peak visitor seasons is wise.

Will insects return with the next batch of arriving visitors?

Quite possibly. After fumigation we focus on daily inspection, traps and protective barriers at entrances to prevent new insects entering with guests.

How many times per year does the hotel need fumigation?

This depends on infestation levels and seasons. Two or three fumigations yearly may be necessary depending on visitor volume and pressure.

Does the mountain's relative coolness weaken the fumigation gas?

The effect is minimal. Temperature variation may mean slightly higher dosage or longer exposure time.

Must we treat public areas and streets as well?

Fumigation concentrates on building interiors. Public areas and streets may need separate spraying if external infestation is present.

After fumigation finishes, when can visitors return to the hotel?

Once full aeration completes and measurements confirm safety, the hotel can welcome guests again. This may take twenty four hours or longer.

How much does fumigation in Jabal Al Noor cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Jabal Al Noor.